Musings

Last week was a slow one calling games. I was originally scheduled for a DIII college game Wednesday and a high school game on Friday. The college game went off without a hitch, but on Friday as the snow began to fall, I was informed that the game was canceled due to weather.

With all the free time, I was able to relax, get to the gym a few times, and spend my birthday evening out on the town with my wife.… Read More

When I was moving from Iowa to South Dakota for a radio job, I arranged to move into an apartment with a coworker, who was also starting at the same time. Prior to moving in together, we had a phone conversation getting to know each other, discussing who was bringing what furniture, who had extra dishes, and eventually we talked about who would pay what bills.… Read More

I don’t make new year’s resolutions. If something is worth doing, there’s no point in waiting for an arbitrary date. Waiting for a specific moment to do something to make yourself better is wasting the time leading up to that point. The whole idea of new year, new you is generally just an excuse for undisciplined people to feel good about themselves for a few weeks before falling back into their old habits.… Read More

I hope everybody reading this had a very happy holiday season. For the first time since the move to Minnesota I was able to travel home to Nebraska, and it was great being around family and friends. One evening sitting around the table, my father’s Facebook memories on his phone showed an old post talking about my top five in-person sports moments, and he asked me if they had changed.

Since I moved to the Twin Cities, I’ve paid close attention to the broadcast schedules of broadcasters who have come through the area to play one of our local teams. I try to take advantage of being in a market with four major pro sports teams and a power five college team by meeting as many fellow broadcasters as I can as they come through town.… Read More

Let’s pretend for a moment that I invested in a pile of lumber, a state-of-the-art set of tools, and an expert craftsman to guide me through my project. If I then left the lumber under a tarp, the tools in the garage, and never followed up with the craftsman, whose fault is it if I never build anything?… Read More

In last week’s post, I shared reflections of my three years writing about my career on SayTheDamnScore.com. After looking back at the past, this week I’m happy to share an exciting development for my future. I’ve accepted a full-time radio position with Townsquare Media in Faribault, Minnesota; a town 35 minutes South of Burnsville, where I currently live.… Read More

November 23rd marked the three year anniversary of the first post ever on SayTheDamnScore.com. The first podcast episode came a day later. Since then, it’s been a roller coaster ride in both my career and personal life. I’ve never completely understood why arbitrary dates like anniversaries lead to feeling nostalgic, but it’s as good a time as any to look back and reflect on the past, learn from mistakes, and appreciate the positive breaks and awesome people I’ve met along the way.… Read More

Two Saturdays ago, I worked my first broadcast for Learfield Sports. For those of you who may not know (I’m sure most of you do), Learfield is one of two companies that hold the broadcast rights to numerous NCAA DI programs across the country. My goal is to one day be the voice of such an institution, so when this opportunity became available, I was obviously extremely excited.… Read More